时间:2018-12-02 作者:英语课 分类:2015年NPR美国国家公共电台5月


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 Rain and sever 1 flooding are continuing in Texas and Oklahom, this afternoon the governor of Texas declare the state of emergency in 24 counties, the storm from this spund tornados 2 which causing major flooding with least three dead and twelve missing. NPR's * has more.


 
Like of Texas has been one of the hardest in this recent round of storms and flooding. Bruce Pill is the mayor there.
It's pretty much devastated 3 the state park here and taken out a number of homes and ruined water system and solar system, and so pray that.
The other services doesn't expect the storms to in quickly with more rain coming in this and next week though the sever flooding has helped to relieve aid a multi-year severe drought in the area. *, NPR news.
 
Officials in California now say a broken pipeline 5 had sent crude oil over Pacific Ocean near * may not be quite as bad actually believed, when the company announced the pipeline believed just over 100,000 gallons of oil mixed within the ocean, while 4,200 gallons gas last initially 6 estimated. Company claims all American pipeline is cleaning up that dispute blank in area beach and created 10 miles oil leak. * finance close down two major beaches.
 
Vice 4 president Joey Byden spoke 7 to the Iraqi prime minister Haider Al-Abadi today to reform US support for Iraqi government fighting against the self-claimed Islam states. NPR's Sam Sander reports welcomes after another US official expressed doubts, but Iraqi forces will fight ISIS.
 
During this call of prime minister Al-Abadi, Byden recognized what he called enormous sacrifice and bravery form Iraqi forces. Byden also pledged full US support for Iraqi efforts to free territory in Iraq from ISIS control, with expediting training in equipment for the US. But just the day before, US defense 8 secretary Ash Carter said the Iraqi forces lacks the core will fight ISIS and they lost western Ambar province to the terrorist group in spite of outnumbering opponents. Other officials like John * chairman Martin * about similar statements. Even with lingering questions about Iraqi forces, the Obama administration insisted that American groups will not return to fight with Iraq. Sam Sanders, NPR news.
 
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US stock markets are closed today for memorial holiday the west trading on Asian markets in parts of Europe today in Paris, the * closed markets were closed in London Frankfurt today.
 
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According to Afghan officials, 19 policeman and 7 soldiers have been killed by Taliban militants 11 after they surrounded in attack police compound. * officials there police chief from southern province of * inside the seize of the compound reported the fighting began this morning when insurgence 12  attack at mutable checkpoints. * Taliban stronghold.
 
The price of eggs is on the rise as the bird flu at large part of the country's egg link chicken population. NPR's * reports * in-flu * nearly 40 million birds.
 
The majority of the chickens have died from the bird flu or they have been exterminated 13 our egg link chickens that means at least 10% of the US egg market has been effected since the outbreak began last month. The wholesale 14 price of eggs are between 80 and 160 percent over the last month depending on the table egg. The short supply is affecting the calls for grocery store eggs, but also other foods as well, including ice cream, bakeries and food chains are used eggs. A prolong shortage could mean prices for those items may also rise. *, NPR news, Washington.
 
A lack of students opting 15 the study * means not acknowledged the world's plan is disappearing, that's according to the scientists through out profession, drop off students lost for bodies * comes as the number research institutions there to offering degree by * since 1988. * says fewer students opting for the created * have effective on the development of the new medicine and * fuel sources. * became the largest university to announce this abandoning this programme. I'm Jack 16 Spere, NPR news in Washington.

1 sever
v.切开,割开;断绝,中断
  • She wanted to sever all her connections with the firm.她想断绝和那家公司的所有联系。
  • We must never sever the cultural vein of our nation.我们不能割断民族的文化血脉。
2 tornados
n.龙卷风,旋风( tornado的名词复数 )
  • And the national weather service reports several tornados touch down. 国家气象中心报告预测龙卷风将来袭。 来自互联网
  • They had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes. 他们存有关于闪电、龙卷风和飓风的电影胶片。 来自互联网
3 devastated
v.彻底破坏( devastate的过去式和过去分词);摧毁;毁灭;在感情上(精神上、财务上等)压垮adj.毁坏的;极为震惊的
  • The bomb devastated much of the old part of the city. 这颗炸弹炸毁了旧城的一大片地方。
  • His family is absolutely devastated. 他的一家感到极为震惊。
4 vice
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
5 pipeline
n.管道,管线
  • The pipeline supplies Jordan with 15 per cent of its crude oil.该管道供给约旦15%的原油。
  • A single pipeline serves all the houses with water.一条单管路给所有的房子供水。
6 initially
adv.最初,开始
  • The ban was initially opposed by the US.这一禁令首先遭到美国的反对。
  • Feathers initially developed from insect scales.羽毛最初由昆虫的翅瓣演化而来。
7 spoke
n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说
  • They sourced the spoke nuts from our company.他们的轮辐螺帽是从我们公司获得的。
  • The spokes of a wheel are the bars that connect the outer ring to the centre.辐条是轮子上连接外圈与中心的条棒。
8 defense
n.防御,保卫;[pl.]防务工事;辩护,答辩
  • The accused has the right to defense.被告人有权获得辩护。
  • The war has impacted the area with military and defense workers.战争使那个地区挤满了军队和防御工程人员。
9 negotiations
协商( negotiation的名词复数 ); 谈判; 完成(难事); 通过
  • negotiations for a durable peace 为持久和平而进行的谈判
  • Negotiations have failed to establish any middle ground. 谈判未能达成任何妥协。
10 withdrawal
n.取回,提款;撤退,撤军;收回,撤销
  • The police were forced to make a tactical withdrawal.警方被迫进行战术撤退。
  • They insisted upon a withdrawal of the statement and a public apology.他们坚持要收回那些话并公开道歉。
11 militants
激进分子,好斗分子( militant的名词复数 )
  • The militants have been sporadically fighting the government for years. 几年来,反叛分子一直对政府实施零星的战斗。
  • Despite the onslaught, Palestinian militants managed to fire off rockets. 尽管如此,巴勒斯坦的激进分子仍然发射导弹。
12 insurgence
n.起义;造反;暴动;叛乱
  • US troops moved into the Afghan mountains in an offensive to stop Taliban insurgence. 美军日前进军阿富汗山区阻止塔利班组织的一次暴动。 来自互联网
13 exterminated
v.消灭,根绝( exterminate的过去式和过去分词 )
  • It was exterminated root and branch. 它被彻底剪除了。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • The insects can be exterminated by spraying DDT. 可以用喷撒滴滴涕的方法大量杀死这种昆虫。 来自《用法词典》
14 wholesale
n.批发;adv.以批发方式;vt.批发,成批出售
  • The retail dealer buys at wholesale and sells at retail.零售商批发购进货物,以零售价卖出。
  • Such shoes usually wholesale for much less.这种鞋批发出售通常要便宜得多。
15 opting
v.选择,挑选( opt的现在分词 )
  • What courses are most students opting for? 多数学生选什么课程? 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Wells doesn't rule out opting out and then re-signing with Houston. 威尔斯没有排除跳出合同再与火箭重签的可能。 来自互联网
16 jack
n.插座,千斤顶,男人;v.抬起,提醒,扛举;n.(Jake)杰克
  • I am looking for the headphone jack.我正在找寻头戴式耳机插孔。
  • He lifted the car with a jack to change the flat tyre.他用千斤顶把车顶起来换下瘪轮胎。
学英语单词
academic editing
advertising expert
alfoil
alomars
antigastrin
apparent superluminal velocity
aspidium oleoresin
balance disc
bang up job
bartholian cyst
benign lipoblastoma
bezique
Bis-2-Ethyl-Hexyl-Phthalate
blanket washing machine
bunker fuel
ceilometry
centering fixture
combination variance
convergence spasm
corium erinacei
cotectic
cross removal
currency flows
Cyberdog
Dicrocoeliidae
differential-piston
direct-cut operation
dolichaster
electroanalgesia
ferricinum ion
finite observation time
flec
fluctuations in exchange
frequency booster
frequency coding
genus Argyrotaenia
geographical general name
glass faceplate
grading panel
grow up like mushrooms
herbaceous cover
hexyl group
high-temperature plasma physics
highly charged particle
horse gentians
household and population effect on aggregate consumption
hub in network
hypocrea lenta
indicator diagram, indicator card
initializing declaration
irritating gas
Kylestrome
lightwaters
low-head screen
lying around
mercury-contact switch
Meriones unguiculatus
metal-oxide-semiconductor array
metapyamine
monk's shoe
nominal rate.
non-purging type bulimia nervosa
non-volitional
nulla bona
panfrying
Paradombeya
Potier's electromotive force
probate division
proper journal
Ramus lateralis
receptor-effector system
requested dosage form
self renewal
shaving
shienarans
simple aerial cableway
sincock
sludge boat
soil sample
spastic spinal paralyses
Spurway syndrome
suite by chance
Sumarokovo
syntax error message
testicular sarcoma
the half poussette
thrust upon
transition of shots
tuclase
tutorship
two-section
unfothered
unlevel luffing
uranographia
velocity antiresonance
village forest
waiter's assistant
Wallis Warfield Windsor
well connected
without saying a word
zildes
zinc gahnite